Painting and Sculpture

Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time

Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time is an 1834 history painting by the British artist Edwin Landseer. It features a scene set at Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire during its time as Roman Catholic priory. The abbot receives a tribute of food from a forester, falconer and fisherman's daughter. The painting was commissioned by the Duke of Devonshire the owner of Bolton Abbey. Devonshire had actually requested a depiction of the architecture of the building but Landseer had instead produced a generic view of monastic life in the Medieval era. The work was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1834 a Somerset House in London. Samuel Cousins produced an engraving based on the picture in 1837. The original painting remains in the collection of the Dukes of Devonshire at Chatsworth House. A copy is owned by the Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate.

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• ▸Cheryl Kelley
• ▸Cistercians
• ▸Ellen Banks

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